On May 5, a bear apparently mauled a Collier County man and his dog to death. Has this happened before? How can you protect ...

it would be the first death by bear attack in Florida. The last documented black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan.

When Sue Story found her father's dog mauled in yard with no sign of Robert Markel, she told authorities something was off.

The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.

An elderly man and his dog were killed in a black bear attack in the unincorporated Collier County community of Jerome, Florida, on May 5. Robert Markel's granddaughter reportedly called 911 at 7: ...